MSc Scholarships for Sub-Saharan African Students at TU Delft in Netherlands, 2017

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Every year the Delft University of Technology offers four Excellence Scholarships for Sub-Saharan African Students. These scholarships provide a full fee waiver for a TU Delft MSc programme and living expenses for 2 years.

University’s aim is to stimulate excellent students from Sub-Saharan countries and strengthen their relationship with the countries they come from.

The Delft University of Technology also known as TU Delft is the largest and oldest Dutch public technological university, located in Delft, Netherlands. With eight faculties and numerous research institutes, hosts over 19,000 students (undergraduate and postgraduate), more than 3,300 scientists, and more than 2,200 support and management staff.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing MSc programme.

Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded to study the subjects offered by the university.

Scholarship Award: Netherlands

Full fee waiver for a TU Delft MSc programme and living expenses for 2 years.

Membership to the Scholarship Club giving access to personal development, workshops, seminars, etc.

An MSc thesis topic which relates to the Sustainable Development Goals and TU Delft | Global Initiative.

Be an ambassador for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Scholarship can be taken at Netherlands

Eligibility:

Admitted to one of TU Delft’s MSc programmes.

A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in your bachelor’s degree.

1) A bachelor’s degree from a good university, that is comparable in level with a bachelor degree from a research university in the Netherlands in the main subject closely related to the MSc programme to which you are applying, with good grades on the key courses or

A proof that you have nearly completed a bachelor’s from a good university, that is comparable in level with a bachelor degree from a research university in the Netherlands in the main subject which is closely related to the MSc programme to which you are applying, with good grades on the key courses.

Exceptions: Engineering and Policy Analysis, Management of Technology, Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis and Management and Science Education & Communication, to which students holding any Bachelor’s of technology or science / engineering degree may be admitted.

2) A Bachelor’s Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 75% of the scale maximum, unless specific requirements are defined for the country in which you obtained your Bachelor’s degree:

English Language Requirement: Proof of English language proficiency

A TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with an overall Band score of at least 90 and a minimum score of 21 for each section. Please note that we only accept the TOEFL internet-based test.

An IELTS (academic version) with an overall Band score of at least 6.5 and a minimum of 6.0 for each section.

Proof that you have passed the Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)exam, the Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) exam or the Cambridge English: Business Higher (BEC Higher) exam.

To be considered for these scholarships, complete application for an MSc programme must be uploaded before 1 February2017.

In addition to all the regular documents for an MSc programme application, the student must also upload an Application Form for a Sub-Saharan Africa Excellence Scholarship, in which they make clear why they are applying for the scholarship.

Only students meeting this deadline and who have been (conditionally) admitted to one of the MSc programmes of TU Delft will be considered for these scholarships.